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The Reformer in the Dell
Beginning on March 25, owners of outdated Dell personal computers will be able to treat them like glass, aluminum, plastic, and paper — by leaving them on the curb for […]
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What we don’t know about the toxic chemicals in our bodies
Scientists call the accumulation of chemical contaminants (such as PCBs, mercury, and pesticides) within a person’s body the “body burden.” Body burden is just a number, a concentration in parts […]
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Greenie Get Your Gun
“Gun-toting” is not a phrase frequently used to modify “environmentalist,” but that could change if Vermont approves a measure to grant police powers to investigators with the state’s Agency of […]
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Grilling Me Softly
As spring comes to the Northern Hemisphere, people all over are hauling out the yard furniture and shlepping barbeques out of basements. Everyone loves a cookout — but in Houston, […]
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Kentucky Green Gas
Kentucky is soon to get its first-ever methane power plants, which will rely on gases given off by landfills to generate electricity. The plan represents a landmark energy development for […]
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War and Peas
War abroad could hit home in the nation’s chemical factories and food-processing plants, the General Accounting Office warned yesterday. The GAO said the lack of federal authority over such facilities […]
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Come Down From There Right Now!
Two of 18 environmental activists who have been sitting in redwoods in California’s Humboldt County for almost a year were forcibly removed yesterday by Pacific Lumber Company, raising the longstanding […]
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Off Balance
Earning kudos from environmentalists, the Michigan Department of Agriculture has banned the use of Balance Pro on the state’s 2.2 million acres of corn fields. Balance Pro is a powerful […]
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Wolf Downed
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed changing the status of wolves in the Western U.S. from endangered to threatened, a move that could signal the eventual delisting of […]
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Sarah Lloyd, Cambrians for Thoughtful Development
Sarah Lloyd is a member of Cambrians for Thoughtful Development, a citizens group concerned about a proposed ethanol plant in Cambria, Wis. She also works at the Aldo Leopold Foundation […]
